Computer Delusion

This article was very interesting, as it makes one look at the good and 'bad' of computers and technology.  What it comes down to is the fact that too much of one thing is never good.  Yes, it is undeniable that computers and technology have brought education for both students and teachers to a new level.  And yes, it is undeniable that computer and technology skills are more than needed in todays world, and will most certainly get one for in life.  But no, they will not take a person all the way through life on its own, and no that is not the only medium through which a student should be learning.

 I think that currently most schools do a great job of integrating technology and computer skills into the curriculum and daily learning and teaching.  At the school I work at teachers use all sorts of technology like smart boards, educational websites, and netbooks for students to gain access through.  There are scheduled times for students to use the computers in the Media center as well.  However, I think that it is of the utmost importance for students to learn and do assignments through classic, non computer based mediums.  Yes computers and technology can always be used to broaden and enhance, but they should not be everything. Students need to learn how to write, not just type.  They need to learn how to draw, manipulate and create concrete designs, not digital ones.  A huge piece is also the social context that is taken away when all that is used is computers.  Especially in todays world of technology there is already enough tech device based acitivity for children ranging from computers, to video games, text messaging, and play stations, that it is ever more important for schools to be pushing the social aspects and concepts that children need to be learning.